Telecommunications, Internet & Media

Experience Highlights

• AT&T in advising on the regulatory and antitrust aspects of its US$5.75 billion acquisition of Lumen Technologies' mass market fiber business.

• AT&T in advising on its efforts to relinquish its designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier throughout its California service territory.

• AT&T in advising on regulatory proceedings before the California Public Utilities Commission in efforts to transition out of Carrier of Last Resort obligations and expand investment in broadband and next-generation services.

• AT&T in advising on the regulatory and licensing considerations related to its sale of its wireline assets in MIchigan's Upper Peninsula to UP Fiber Inc.

• Private equity firm in monitoring and advising on the federal regulatory issues related to Ligado Networks' spectrum license to use L-band spectrum to build a terrestrial wireless network.

• AT&T in advising on the regulatory aspects of the sale of its majority stake in satellite TV provider DIRECTV to private equity firm, TPG Capital.

• AT&T, as antitrust and regulatory counsel, in leading the effort to obtain U.S. Department of Justice clearance and Federal Communications Commission approval for the sale of its Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Island assets to an international telecommunications company.

• Educational nonprofit organization (public television station) in negotiating the sale of its 2.5 GHz BRS EBS spectrum licenses to T-Mobile Sprint and obtaining FCC approval for the sale.

• Ad hoc group of term lenders to iHeartMedia Inc. in the restructuring of approximately US$20 billion of debt issued by iHeartMedia and its affiliates.

• Ad hoc group of first lien lenders to Cumulus Media Inc. in the restructuring of the radio, media, and special event company.